Betelgeuse's companion star is 1.5 times larger than the sun. But all of that extra attention has led to another remarkable find. As it turns out, Betegeuse isn’t alone—it actually has a nearby ...

Betelgeuse — a bright, red supergiant star, pronounced “Beetlejuice,” that’s around 640 light years from our planet — is now “a good candidate for the next galactic supernova,” according to new ...

Betelgeuse, a massive star bigger and brighter than our sun, will momentarily blink out next week when an asteroid passes in front of it, creating a rare eclipse viewable to millions. The celestial ...

An illustration depicts changes in Betelgeuse's brightness following a massive 2019 explosion observed by astronomers. Credit: NASA / ESA / Elizabeth Wheatley (STScI) Just like the mischievous Tim ...

After a long wait, astronomers have finally seen the stellar companion of the famous star Betelgeuse. This companion star orbits Betelgeuse in an incredibly tight orbit, which could explain one of ...

Betelgeuse is one of the best-known stars in the night sky, as well as the easiest to find. New examinations of this behemoth star suggest it is both smaller — and closer — than astronomers believed.

Astronomers have observed what they believe to be a never-before-seen companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, a pulsating red supergiant star in the shoulder of the Orion constellation. One of the best ...

Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! The red supergiant that marks Orion’s left shoulder may have a tiny, unseen companion. Two independent studies found evidence of a star about the same mass as the sun, orbiting ...

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